Hopper seat cover



Jqne 23, 1953 J.-w.yPAT-roN HOPPER SEAT COVER Filed Dec. .12, 1947 FIEL BY y umm j ORNEY Patented June 23, 1953 Horeca SEAT covER v.mim W.- Pattonf iiilaaelpiaf1 'y American Car and FoundryCompan'; New York, N. Y.; a 'corporation' of'v lew J ersey 1 v f Application December 12, 1947,.s er1`a.1No. 791245 ,j solaires. (oiriacgiaiffff `1 c This invention relates to particularly to hopper covers.

In the past, little attention waspaid to the d csign and appearance of hopper covers for paseV senger cars because they were located in rooms designed solelyfor their use. 'I'he present trend in sleeping car design is to provide separate rooms for .passengers in which is located the lavatory equipment including a hopper having a cover 1 that serves as an eXtra seat. It has thus become necessary to design hopper seat covers that are comfortable to sit on, having an appearancem seat covers andxmorekeeping with the furniture in the passenger room and capable of substantially shrouding the hopper. Y

AnV object of the invention is to provide ra'tollet seat cover that will be acceptacle in a furnished room and provide a comfortable seat.

Another object of the invention resides in the construction of a hopper cover andseat in which the elements may be readily associated'to form a sanitary, rugged structure of pleasing appearance.

These and other objects of the invention Will be apparent to those skilled in the art from a study of the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a plan view of a hopper cover incorporating the invention.

Figure 2 is a view looking at one side of the hopper cover.

Figure 3 is a View of the cover partly in section, taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figurel is a fragmentary sectional view of the cover taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional View of the cover taken on line 5--5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a sectional View of the cover taken on line 6-6 of Figure 3.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the supporting structure consists of a at base IU and skirt II depending from the front and sides of the base. The base and skirt may be formed in various ways and of different materials but, as illustrated, they are formed separately of 4 wood and are secured together by nails I2. A tacking strip I3 is secured on top of the rear edge portion of the base by nails I4. Hinge anchor plates I5 are secured to the bottom face of the rear edge portion of the base by r1vets I6.

Cushion I1 is assembled on the base and 1s substantially the same in outline as the base. In order to accommodate the tacking strip, the cushion is recessed along the rear edge as indicated by numeral I8. The cushlon 1s preferably side" of the retainer and coextensive therewith is al finishing cover wZIJ,l preferably inthe form.of. a sheet of upholstery fabric. lThe .cloth retainer and "finishing cover'trminate short of the bot- 0 torn edge ofthe skirt andare secured theretoby tacks 9. The rearl 'edgeportion ofthe retainery firushing'` 'cover overliethe outer face of strip The undelrsidof 'the base' and thei'nsme of 'the wardly-over'the 'rearface of base I0 'and abuts the lower rear edge of the retainer and finishing cover. Thus, the only exposed portions of the hopper cover are the upholstery outer finishing cover and the plastic covering.

Hinge members 23 are secured against the plastic covering by screws 24 engaging the anchor plates I5, such screws passing through openings in the covering. Bumpers 25 are secured against the underside of the covering by nails 26 and are arranged to rest on the front of the hopper seat (not shown) when the hopper cover is swung down, The nails 26 pass through openings in the covering and the bumpers and members 23 secure the covering 22 in position tightly against.

the bottom of the base and the skirt.

It will be obvious that the hopper seat is sanitary, upholstered to match room furniture, comy cured to the marginal portion of the front' and portion of the outer face of the skirt, a formed f plastic covering fltting closely against the under arterial', Asuch as a 1a'yer`"`r i'ace of the base member and the inner face of the skirt, said plastic covering having a rear upturned flange extending in cover relation with the rear of the base member and abutting the lower edge of the rear top covering, said plastic covering also having the lower side and front edge portions extending beneath the bottom of the skirt and upwardly closely adjacent the: outside face of the skirt into abutting relation with vthe lower .edge of the top covering material secured on the skirt, and means securing the plastic covering to ticcovering having a rear upturned ange enclosing thevrear face of the base member and the base member. 2. A hopper cover comprising a fibrous flat base member, a brous skirt depending from and` secured to the marginal portion of the frontend sides of the base member, a tacking strip across the top marginal rear portionfofthebas'e .inem` ber, a cushion on the base member and tacking I strip, said cushion beingmecessed to receive the strip, top covering material over the cushionand. y

extending down over the `rear face of thetacking strip and the upper portion of vthe outer face of: the skirt, tacks securing the lower edgey 0f the covering material t0;- the tacking strip, and the skirt, a formed plastic covering tti'ng closely against the under face of the base'member and, the inner faceofthe skirt, said plastic covering having a rear upturnedange enclosing the rear face of' the base member and abutting the bottom Vof the top coveringover thev tacking strip. said plastic covering also having a lower edge portion extending beneath ,the bottom of the. skirt and upwardly closely adja'ce'nt'tlie outside face of theskirt into abutting relationV with the lower,y edge of Vtiratori covering materiali., and means securing the plastic covering against. the base member andtheskirt.,

3; A hopper cover comprisinga fibrous, nat base member,y a. brous skirt depending from and secured to the. marginal portion. of. the, front and sides of the base member, a tacking strip across the top marginal rear portion of the base member. a cushion on the base member and tacking strip, top covering material over the cushion and extending down over the rear face of the tacking strip yand the upper portion of the outer face of the skirt, tacks securing the downwardly extending portongof the covering material to the tackingstrip and the skirt, a formed -plastic covering iitting closely against the under face of the base member and the inner face of the skirt, said plasabutting the bottom of the top covering over the tacking *strip,.s,aid1 plastic covering also having the lower "edge portion extending y.beneath the bottom of. theskirtand upwardly closely adjacent the outside face of the skirt Vinto abutting relaf tion with'the lower edgeof the top covering material, bumpers beneath the plastic covering, means' securing the bumpers? tothe. base member, hinge leaves beneath the plastic covering, and means securing the hingeleaves to the. base member, said. leaves and bumpers. clamping the: plastic covering against the. base member.

References Cited in the, file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 233,74 GreatA Britain Oct.y 30, 1924 

